Grand Prix Rejects

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http://wtf1.co.uk/smokin-pace-car-catches-fire-during-nascar-race/ You know, to bring back this topic, something struck me. It wouldn't have happened with a Ford. To my embarrassment, I also have to point out that the Chevy SS in question was in fact an Australian-built Holden Commodore with Chevy ...

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Freestyle Skiing Men's Aerials: Belarus won a 5th Gold of the games thanks to a stunning last run from Anton Kushnir who performed a tricky last jump. To Enoch's delight David Morris won Silver and Bronze went to China's Qi Guangpu Yes and no. In one sense it's great reject fare for David Morris be...

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Freeze-O-Kimi wrote:Like some others I felt the commentary wasn't a patch on Murray Walker's commentary as it sounded like that guy who used to commentate on F3000.

It is the guy who commentated on F3000 for ITV - Simon Taylor.

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So there you go, Australia have obliterated South Africa in the first test by the same margin that they beat England in the last Ashes test - 281 runs. There's an omen right there. The Proteas have a mountain to climb - psychologically if nothing else - if they are to rebound in the remaining two te...

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I should just quickly add that the trend of the Ashes has continued in South Africa, because the Australian bowlers (especially Mitchell Johnson) have scared (and scarred) the South African batsmen into disintegration, and different Australian batsmen are scoring big runs. The first test at Centurio...

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Freestyle Skiing Women's Aerials: ... Bronze went to Lydia Lassila the 2010 champion of Australia who's landing was also poor but her air jumps got her the medal. Ahem ... Lassila became the first woman to attempt a quad twisting triple somersault in competition, and almost landed it. (She actually...

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Great news dr-baker! Sauber will be preparing De Silvestro for a race seat in 2015 . Meaning that they will help her gain a Super Licence and maybe a race seat somewhere. I would like to see that. De Silvestro is a good driver, probably better than some others in the grid right now. That makes me q...

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So 10 of the 24 shortlisted drivers are F1 rejects. Two of the teams (Virgin and Super Aguri) are reject teams, three if you count Venturi, plus a team owned and run by an honorary reject (Andretti). Does it get any better than this? I'm just cheesed off that there won't be a round in Hong Kong anym...

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Freeze-O-Kimi wrote:Controversial Jacques sticks his neck on the line. But for once he's right

And there are these comments reported on Autosport as well, which I agree with 100% - a rare situation with Jacques!

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112511

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Torah Bright, what were you thinking? Australia was looking so good for ROTSWO, you had to spoil it by scoring a medal didn't you? Once again Australia has to join the Sauber-like ranks of those who score a decent result here and there, but are never good enough to threaten the best, and are far too...

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I know. The moguls is so fun to watch isn't it Day 3 action Biathlon Men's Pursuit: After a surprisingly poor Sprint France's Martin Fourcade shows why he is one of the favorites of the sport winning Gold missing 1 target. Proving their Sprint Bronze was no fluke the Czech Republic won Silver here ...

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watka wrote:Jocke's gone completely off the rails.

I agree. Especially when he talks about one's nerves sending signals 111a and 6783 etc. to the brain upon seeing Ericsson's hairdo.

He's got it all wrong. When I see Ericsson and Chilton's hairdos, the only signal going to my brain is 1049.

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If cars are already suffering from cooling problems in a relatively cool Spanish winter, they're going to be in serious trouble in Bahrain next month. Yes, but serious trouble in the warmer, dry climate of Bahrain will be nothing compared to the hot and humid conditions of Malaysia ... And I'm agre...

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tommykl wrote:Well, what with your new profile pic, I'm tempted to guess Chuck Daigh...

Interesting guess ...

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Am I the only one, who finds the Mercedes W05 as a sleek design? No, I think it's gorgeous. And, for that matter, if you avoid looking at the nose the Toro Rosso is an absolutely beautiful car as well. It's the closest thing I've seen in many, many years to a car that resembles a late-1980s, early-...

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Just returned to the opening posts of this thread and noticed this right from the top:

AustralianStig wrote:Oh my...

https://twitter.com/clubforce/status/42 ... 96/photo/1

... The nose actually looks pretty good too from that angle.

Can't wait to see more!

Would you like to review that?

eytl

McLaren: proboscis monkey
Ferrari: warthog
Sauber: dolphin
Red Bull: pelican (throat pouch distended)
Lotus: walrus
Toro Rosso: echidna
Force India: anteater
Williams: albatross

Only Mercedes appear to have refrained from drawing inspiration from the animal kingdom.

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The new Mercedes ... http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112310 Compared to the other cars we've seen so far ... oh my goodness ... you had me at "hello"!!! Meanwhile, protrusion alert on the new Red Bull ... http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112311

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I just love how Sauber have officially "launched" their C33 by releasing two pictures that reveal absolutely stuff-all about the nose design, front wing design, front suspension layout, sidepod width and shape, and rear-end packaging. In other words, all of the details that most people are...

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It seems clear to me that the new Ferrari nose has been influenced by ... http://gifts.worldwildlife.org/gift-center/Images/large-species-photo/large-Warthog-photo.jpg ... a warthog. What's with all the black as well?!? P.S. Have just recorded a new podcast with Jamie while the Ferrari was being lau...

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Unlike the Williams image (or the one predicted by Autosport) where the nose dramatically cuts in from both sides to create the middle-finger effect . I much prefer the word Ataxia coined, namely "penisy". Family program, my friend. I'm under an edick, I mean, um, edict, not to be ribald....

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I've just realised what makes the McLaren proboscis look acceptable in my eyes. From front on, if you follow the line of the front section from the cockpit forwards, it is naturally tapering so that it would have ended up in the narrow front tip anyway. It's just that, before you get the front tip, ...

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So why not have a season in traditional McLaren orange, and launch the car likewise? That'd be sensible without a title sponsor. I hope they'll go for it. Looking at the McLaren team gear merchandise for 2014, I think they're sticking with the white and grey - going back to Ron Dennis' favourite co...

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OK, obviously my sense of taste is different from most of you. Whereas I didn't like the Force India livery and most of you did, I think the McLaren nose, whilst phallic ... um, I mean, anteater-like ... is OK given how it's sculpted into the front-wing mounts. What's far more disturbing is the cont...

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Another early nomination for post of the year, I see ...

Jocke1, how do you keep coming up with this stuff?

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Rather than using the 2014 silly season thread to discuss this year's cars as they are launched, may I suggest using this new thread instead? After all, the silly season is over and, in one sense, the new season is upon us! And as for my immediate reaction to the Force India livery? * Black, white a...

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Dare I suggest it's time for a 2014 launch thread?

I might start one and move the posts about the Force India into there.

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This wrote:Wasnt Elgh himself managed by Torsten Palm?

Yes. Picked that one up nicely.

So that makes Ericsson the true successor to Torsten Palm. I just fell even more in love with Caterham 2014.

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Consider the line-ups at Caterham and Marussia: Mr Talent, the Emperor of Banzaiosity, and the natural successor to Torsten Palm and Slim Borgudd.

Jules Bianchi sticks out like a sore thumb.

And who's to say Caterham and Marussia will be at the back this year ...

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Sauber have just announced on their Facebook page that #GeidoVanDerGod has been signed by the team as their third driver. Translation: Guti's days are numbered Looks like Sauber are going down the "sign as many sponsored drivers as we can get" route. What does this mean for Sirotkin? I th...

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One day older and i'd have shared a birthday with HWNSNBM. One day younger and i'd have shared a birthday with Michael Schumacher. I'm 21. Figure it out. January 2nd 1993 Yup, that may as well be added to the list. Oh my, we share the same birthday! Except I'm a tad older and, as my sig suggests, I...

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rachel1990 wrote:Very sad news about John. I still remember his joy in the 2009 F1 season when Jenson won all those races.

Indeed. That's my abiding memory of John Button as well - his unbridled joy whenever Jenson scored a win.

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Without wishing to open up old debates ... But in my field of law, the question of causation is always a big one. All the time I see people arguing that if X hadn't have happened, then Z wouldn't have occurred, except what they fail to acknowledge is that another event, let's say "Y" in th...

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Yes, I ranked them only 6th in my list due to their complete mismanagement of finances and Kimi Raikkonen. On sheer pace along, 2nd or 3rd is fair, but considering the rejectful means by which this was achieved calls for a downgrading imo. I must say that, whilst we take any number of factors into ...

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I actually enjoyed the Pirelli tires from earlier in the year, because no matter how quickly they fell apart, the fastest way seemed to be to let them die and push like mad -- see Barcelona. That would have been nice to see more often. I guess my point is that the Pirellis were soooooo on the edge ...

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On another note, may I ask you what Jamie has said of your rankings, especially as far as the former SuperAguri test driver Giedo VanDerGarde and the reject podium winners are concerned. Thanks for letting us know. We discussed them before they were finalised. I actually enjoyed the Pirelli tires f...

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Hi everyone, Hot on the heels of the Season Review podcast comes our written review as well - including our comments on the season as a whole, and our rankings, ratings and comments for each team and driver on the grid ... and our crystal-ball gazing for what lies ahead for them in 2014. http://www....

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Freeze-O-Kimi wrote:Why did you choose Chilton for the "Talent Driver"

For the same reason that, many moons ago, we decided to make a big deal of one HWNSNBM.

eytl

Just letting everyone know that the retrospective as begun. Will update this post progressively after each new pic is posted to include all the pictures that have gone before. http://www.f1rejects.com/webberretro/01-99-f1t-barcelona.jpg 1. Barcelona test, 1999 First taste of F1 machinery in a 1999 A...

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If you have an Autosport subscription, there's an article by Jonathan Noble which asks if F1 has forgiven Vettel this year - an odd question if I may say so. I will only mention some choice quotes in the article: After a year of supreme brilliance behind the wheel - with so little to fault - it beca...

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